Full Porcelain Crowns

WHAT ARE PORCELAIN CROWNS ?

Your smile is what most people notice when they first meet you. And if your front or other teeth are either damaged or decayed or even if there is a gap, it can affect your overall appearance as well as confidence levels.

Porcelain crowns replace the exterior portion of a tooth to re-establish its original function and to create a natural appearance and enhance your smile. Porcelain Crowns are the treatment of choice in situations where tooth decay has destroyed most of the original tooth, when a traumatic event has caused damage, or due to severe enamel erosion. They are also an option for people who grind and clench their teeth so much that the original structure of their teeth has been compromised.

The great benefit to porcelain crowns is they can not only replicate the original tooth in function, but can be designed to look like the original--or even better. When patients select a porcelain veneer for cosmetic reasons, they’re usually covering up the front portion of the tooth that has some esthetic flaw. A porcelain crown is thicker and stronger than a porcelain veneer. A porcelain crown can be used for cosmetic reasons, however you must seek the advice of your dentist.

Partial crowns, often referred to as onlays, are a type of restoration or filling that covers one or more cusps. An inlay is similar to a filling but the work resides completely within the cusps on a tooth’s chewing surface.

When it comes to choosing the perfect type of dental crown, porcelain crowns rank high in the list for the following reasons.

• Feels real: Unlike most materials used for creating dental crowns, porcelain is the closest to real teeth in both color as well as feel. • Stronger material: Unlike any other material, porcelain is stronger and more durable, which makes it the best for crowns. • Improves functional experience: Given that the material fits like a glove, it actually improves the functionality of the teeth by protecting the damaged parts and helping them regain their original function, the ability to chew foods is restored.• Better aesthetic appeal: Porcelain crowns, are the closest crown in appearance to your own teeth improving the overall aesthetic appearance.• Resistant to stains: Porcelain crowns are resistant to stains.• A Natural look: Whiile all crowns made of porcelain are stain resistant, some can be made to stain and age to give you the natural look. The biggest advantage of porcelain lies in its ability to be molded to any form or color or type as you would want it.• Excellent protection: Once damaged, a tooth is vulnerable to further damage or decay. Using porcelain crowns, can actually help you protect your damaged tooth, until it is restored.• Helps improve speech: One of the major problems faced by people with damaged teeth is with their speech. Using porcelain crowns, it is easy to improve speech and act as if there were no damage to the teeth.• Comfortable: Another major advantage of these crowns is that they can be molded to any size and therefore fit comfortably.• Improves your confidence: Lastly, with porcelain crowns being real and improving the aesthetic appearance, they add to your confidence levels and smiling ability, making them the perfect choice.

So, if you are looking for the perfect option to hide damaged teeth, try porcelain crowns and you will notice the difference.